3Com Wireless Compact USB Adapter Network Card User Manual


 
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Specifications and other information in this document may be subject to change without notice. 400871-001 09/04
Specifications
Minimum System Requirements
Installation CD requires Windows
XP/Me/2000/98/95/NT 4.0.
Bus Type:
USB 2.0
Interfaces
802.11g/b Wi-Fi compliant
Drivers/Supported OS
NDIS 5: Windows ME, 2000, 98SE; NDIS 5.1:
Windows XP
Wireless Data Rates
802.11g: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 & 6 Mbps
802.11b: 11, 5.5, 2 & 1 Mbps
Frequency Band
802.11g/b: 2.4-2.4835 GHz
Modulation Technique
802.11g: DSSS/CCK, OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency
Division Multiplexing)
802.11b: DSSS/CCK (Direct Sequence Spread
Spectrum/Complementary Code Keying)
Media Access Protocol
CSMA/CA
Operating Channels
1-11 North America, 1-14 Japan, 1-13 Europe ETSI
Operating Range
Indoors: 100 meters (328 feet); Outdoors: 400 meters
(1312 feet
Antenna Type
PCB antenna
Wireless Transmit Power
802.11g: 17dBM (6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36 Mbps), 15dBm
(48, 54 Mbps)
802.11b: 19dBm
Receive Sensitivity
802.11g
54 Mbps: -70 dBm
48 Mbps: -71 dBm
36 Mbps: -76 dBm
24 Mbps: -80 dBm
18 Mbps: -83 dBm
12 Mbps: -86 dBm
9 Mbps: -87 dBm
6 Mbps: -87 dBm
802.11b
11 Mbps: -74 dBm
5.5 Mbps: -87 dBm
2 Mbps: -87 dBm
1 Mbps: -91 dBm
Security
WPA with TKIP, 128/192/256-bit AES, and 64/128-
bit/256-bit WEP encryption
802.1X with EAP-TTLS and PEAP authentication
Standards Conformance
802.11g, 802.11b, 802.3, Wi-Fi, WPA, AES,
WEP, 802.1X
Dimensions & Weight
Height: 1.1 cm (0.44 in)
Length: 7.92 cm (3.12 in)
Width: 2.85 cm (1.12 in)
Regulatory/Agency Approvals
EMC : FCC Part 15 Subpart C: 15.247, 15.207, CE,
EN301 489-1/-17 (EN55022 and EN55024),
EN 300 328 -1/-2, C-Tick Canada ICES-003, RSS210
Safety : EN60950-1: 2001, UL60950, R&TTE Art6.4,
Taiwan DGT
Configuration and Management
Wireless Card Manager, pre-set defaults
Performance Features
Dynamic rate shifting
LED Indicators
Link, Activity
Environmental Operating Ranges
Operating temperature: 0º to 45º C (32º to 113º F)
Operating humidity: 5 to 90% non-condensing
Storage temperature: (-20º to 70º C (-4º to 158º F)
Storage humidity: 5 to 95% non-condensing
Package Contents
3Com
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OfficeConnect
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Wireless 54Mbps 11g Compact
USB Adapter
USB extension cable (for convenient installation)
CD-ROM with drivers and documentation
Quick Install Guide
Warranty Summary
Three-year Hardware Warranty. Limited Software
Warranty for 90 days. Refer to
www3com.com/warranty for details.
3COM
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OFFICECONNECT
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WIRELESS 54MBPS 11G COMPACT USB ADAPTER DATA SHEET
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Wireless 54 Mbps 11g Compact USB Adapter 3CRUSB10075
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